A 19th c French marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commode signed Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood marquetry inlay and marble top commode .
Marble, Bronze
$11,500Sale Price|30% Off
Fine Maison Jansen Brass Inlay and Exotic Marquetry Regency Commode, c. 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful fine Maison Jansen commode (France, c. 1960s) with exotic marquetry woods, brass inlay and brass trim, a similar example documented in the book 'Jansen Furniture' by Jame...
Brass
Louis XV Period Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
An unusual and very high quality Louis XV period commode with two drawers and elegant cabriole legs (also called a "sauteuse"), with finely-cast gilt-bronze mounts and grey and white...
Amboyna
Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commodes In the Louis XVI Style, after the original model of the commode com...
Bronze, Other
Louis XIV Style Commode with Rosewood Marquetry Décor and Red Griotte Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style commode from circa 1950 with rosewood marquetry décor, four drawers, red griotte marble top and gilt bronze hardware.
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers.
Marble, Bronze
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The finely proportioned bombé-shaped commode is veneered with floral marquetry in precious timb...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess A...
Marble, Ormolu
French Commode/ Chest Bombe’ Form with Marquetry Inlay and Bronze Mounts 19th C
Located in Houston, TX
Rouge marble top commode/chest of drawers having three drawers. Intricate floral marquetry inlay in Satinwood and tulipwood. Bronze mounts on front corner and at center bottom. Sabo...
Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
18th Century Marquetry commode with Sainte-Anne Grey Marble, Stamped by L.Aubry
By Louis Aubry
Located in London, Park Royal
Bois de rose et Palissandre Marquetry Commode from the Transition Period (LouisXV/Louis XVI) Stamped L.Aubry pour louis Aubry (made Master the 31 August 1774) 5 drawers on 3 levels...
Wood
Antique French Provincial French Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Provincial French Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Chest of Drawers This beautiful antique French Provincial chest of drawers showcases intricate inlaid marquetry, reflectin...
Mahogany
Mid 20th Century French Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exceptional fine quality louis XV Style with highly detailed bronze mounts and inlay marquetry work. Triple nosed heavy marble.
Marble
Marquetry Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, France 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Marquetry Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, France circa 1770 This refined marquetry Louis XVI chest of drawers originates in France and dates to around 1770, during the Transition period ...
Kingwood, Rosewood
Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition style Louis XV-Louis XVI marquetry inlaid commode with sarrancolin marble top and bronze mounts.
Walnut
Louis XV Commode, France, 1760-1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding Louis XV commode, France 1760-1770, rosewood, elmwood and amaranth marquetry with original marble top.
Elm, Rosewood
Louis XV/XVI Transition Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition Louis XV-XVI style kingwood and marquetry serpentine front three-drawer commode with conforming marble top. This shapely commode is perhaps more en arbalete than serpentin...
Wood, Kingwood
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI style marquetry commode with marble top. Partial restorations and extensive cleaning. Very good condition Additional information: Period: 20th century Style: Louis...
Marble
Louis XVI Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode with Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Kingwood and marquetry commode, in Louis XVI transitional style, of serpentine bombe form, fitted three drawers above a shaped apron and tall angular splayed legs, inlaid with panels...
Kingwood
20th Century Louis XV Style Ceremonial Commode in Marquetry and Marble Top
By Faubourg
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this beautiful Louis XV-style bombe chest of drawers with two drawers and no crossbar from the early 20th century. It is adorned with rich gilded bronze decorations re...
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This magnificent Louis XVI Chest is made of marquetry and inlay of walnut and fruitwood.
Walnut, Fruitwood
French Louis XVI Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XVI period commode featuring exquisite geometric parquetry inlay and a richly veined demilune Breche marble top.
Marble
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style gilt bronze marquetry commode with mounted marmol. France, early 20th century.
Bronze
Antique Marble Top Floral Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Commode / Credenza
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enrich your living space with this Early 19th Century Commode / Credenza, an exquisite piece designed in the French Louis XV style. This commode is not just a functional storage unit...
Marble, Brass
Commode Marquetry and Bronze Transition Louis XV Louis XVI
By Maison Soubrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV, louis XVI transition style chest of drawers, marble top marquetry and bronze stamped twice by the cabinetmaker P.Chorier and also by maison Soubrier one of the famous retai...
Marble, Bronze
19th century commode Napoleon III marquetry inlay in ormolu bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful Napoleon !!! chest of drawers in marquetry inlaid and ormolu bronze with marble top. It has three drawers on the front ,the bronze falls on the side are magnificent ,i...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, finely detailed transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, mahogany inlaid chest of drawers commode. Born in France durning the second half of the 19th century, the wonderf...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode after the model by Jean Henri Riesener.
Fruitwood
Louis XVI Period Commode - Transitional Marquetry with Marble Top, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Transition period marquetry commode. Fully restored with a French polish finish.
Marble
Transition Style Commode in Chinoiserie Marquetry with its Breccia Marble Top
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Transition style commode in chinoiserie marquetry. With its breccia marble top. Some minor losses to the marquetry - restorations possible. Additional information: Period: 20th...
Marble
Louis XV Style Commode in Rosewood and Palisander Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV style commode in rosewood and palisander marquetry. Languedoc red marble top. Exquisite late 19th-century craftsmanship. Functional key and locks. Additional information...
Marble
Vintage French Empire Marquetry Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commanding attention with its exquisite craftsmanship and timeless design, this vintage French Empire commode is a magnificent addition to any sophisticated interior. Constructed fro...
Brass
$8,750Sale Price|30% Off
French Regence commode, 18th c. Signed Roussel
Located in Houston, TX
This cabinet is made of very fine kingwood and rosewood veneers And inlaid in marquetry patterns. It is signed Roussel which was A French ebeniste in the 18 th century. It exhibits f...
Marble
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trop...
Bronze
Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XVI Period
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Louis XVI French 18th century Commode with grey marble-top .Above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts. Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods...
Fruitwood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Marquetry Inlaid Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of exquisite Louis XVI style commodes -- Demilune -- Original marble tops -- Neoclassical -- Kingwood, fruitwood and walnut.
Kingwood
19th C. Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Commode, Gilt Bronze Details
By André-Charles Boulle, Nicolas Sageot
Located in Madrid, ES
An opulent 19th century French Napoleon III (nephew of Bonaparte I) style commode, with Boulle style red-orange tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, ormolu detailing and marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode circa 1950. Good quality french bombe shaped commode in the rococo taste. 3 drawers fitted with ornate handles and key plates. Parquet ...
Marble
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with its Languedoc Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV style marquetry commode with its Languedoc marble top. Beautiful Napoleon III period model with a maker's mark. Excellent condition. Additional information: Period: 19th ...
Marble
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry Commode Modeled After Jean-Henri Reisener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry, Armorial Commode with original Marble Top, after a model by Jean-Henri Riesene...
Bronze
$7,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Louis XIV-Style Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French commodes exhibit exceptional marquetry inlay of the finest woods portraying a chinoiserie scene.
Mahogany, Rosewood
19th Century Fruitwood Marquetry Inlaid and Marble Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique (late 19th century) French commode in the Louis XV style with floral marquetry inlay to the two drawer fronts and parquetry inlaid sides, foliate ormolu bronze mounts, a...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Directoire Commode by Emile Noël Malle, France, 1795
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Elégante commode sauteuse à deux tiroirs en bois de rose surmontée d'un marbre gris Saint-Anne. La marqueterie est faite de placage de la même essence posé en frisage et opposition ...
Marble
Excellent French Bar Commode/Sideboard in Art Deco Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Excellent French bar commode/sideboard in Art Deco style Fine wood veneer on solid fir wood. Oval-shaped 4-jib body. Veneered on all sides. Back, sides Drawer front and cover plate ...
Wood
19th Century French Marquetry Dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French marquetry dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870 Marquetry: wood on solid oak body. Marbled and profiled marble top. Fire-gilt bronze fittings. Fine and time-typical ...
Marble
French Marquetry And Marble Top Tall Chest Of Seven Drawers
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Super quality French Louis XV Style marquetry tall chest of seven drawers with original marble top and original ormolu mounts to the drawer fronts and base of front legs. This chest ...
Bronze
$3,048Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XVI Commode, Walnut & Marble, France, Circa 1810
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings. This curiously named style of commode always feature...
Marble, Bronze
19th C. Louis XV Style Bombe Commode / Dresser, Marble Top, Marquetry Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
A nicely proportioned 19th century French Louis XV style bombe commode, featuring elegantly curved front and sides embellished with marquetry inlay and ormolu bronze fittings.
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Marquetry bedside table with Marble Top
Located in NICE, FR
This two-drawer bedside table or end table is a fine example of French craftsmanship in the Louis XV style. The piece features a beautifully shaped body with delicate floral marquetr...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 19th century Marquetry two-drawer commode with a wonderful marble top.
Wood
18th Century French Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Stamped J. Chastel
By J. Chastel
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century French marquetry chest of drawers, stamped J. Chastel The marble has been replaced.
Marble
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris. The serpentine shaped brêche d’Alep marble top above a bombé-shaped front with two drawers beautifully in...
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Inlay Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French mahogany commode from the 18th century, Louis XVI Period, decorated with an impressive marquetry technique that creates movement and definition over the drawe...
Marble, Brass
Fine 18th Century Marquetry Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 18th century French Louis XV mahogany and marquetry inlayed marble top commode with gilt bronze mounts.
Marble, Bronze
$6,961Sale Price|37% Off
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Marquetry Petit Bombe Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode.
Marble, Bronze
$4,885Sale Price|20% Off
Commode curved Francia Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry, ormolu , marble
By Soft Baroque
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and wonderful 18th-century Louis XV transitional style chest with a curved design and delicate marquetry motifs. It features two front registers, each displaying finely...
Marble, Ormolu
$1,046Sale Price|40% Off
20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rare and original piece 20th century French walnut "Billet doux". Used to write letters behind the fabric wall to be hidden. Louis XV style. The first drawer is a fake one. There is...
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Louis XVI / Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in France in the early 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut, oak and fruitwood veneer. The commode is absolutely stunning. Its...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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